Grant Programs

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Façade Improvement Grant Program

The City of West Columbia’s Façade Improvement Grant (WCFIG) has been designed to encourage enhancement and investment to the overall revitalization of West Columbia. This program provides grant funds to finance exterior improvements to a property owner’s or tenant’s commercial building that will be aesthetically pleasing and complimentary to local design guidelines. The eligible area for this program is the Gateway Overlay District, which consists of portions of Meeting Street, Jarvis Klapman Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, and State Street.

The program provides for a one-time reimbursement, up to $10,000 maximum, per building. There are two tiers of funding levels. Businesses spending up to $9,999 in improvements can be provided with a 50/50 reimbursement totaling up to $2,500 maximum. Businesses spending $10,000 and above in improvements can be provided with a 50/50 reimbursement totaling up to $10,000 maximum. Only eligible façade improvements will be considered for funding.

Eligible Expenditures/Activities: Façade renovation activities must involve the general upgrading of a building’s external appearance. Façade program funding is to be used for permanent exterior visual improvements to storefronts, and is not to be used for structural repairs. Permanent exterior improvements that are eligible include:

The City of West Columbia has developed a Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Grant Program to assist existing Food Service Industries who work with this type of material and need to upgrade their existing apparatus in order to prevent FOG from entering the City’s sewer system per EPA Standards. This program provides up to $5,000 in reimbursable grant funds to finance up to date appropriate sized grease traps or interceptors. The program is designed to help offset some of the cost of the upgrades. This program is a 50/50 match reimbursement program up to the $5,000 maximum and shall be administered on a first come first serve basis until available funding is expended.

The following expenses are eligible for reimbursement through this grant program:

Installation of upgraded grease traps

Installation of upgraded grease interceptors

*All improvements must meet the approval of the Director of Planning, Engineering and Water Plants as well as the City Building Official. Application approval must be given before funds can be expended. If you have questions regarding the application or guidelines please contact the Grants Administrator, grants@westcolumbiasc.gov .

The purpose of this grant is to construct handicap accessible ramps for disabled citizens with the focus on disabled veterans. This is a one-time grant program filled on a first come first serve basis. If the applicant is a ramp recipient, hold harmless waivers must be signed before construction commences.

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